Game Concept and Description
is a fantasy-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by the Norwegian computer, video game developer company Funcom for PC and the Xbox 360. Hyborian Adventures is the first installment in the planned Age of Conan series. Age of Conan itself takes place within the continent of the Hyborian kingdoms, a year after the events depicted in Howard's sole Conan novel, The Hour of the Dragon. Hyborian Adventures' release celebrated the 76th anniversary of the Conan franchise.

Like many other MMO games, there is a monthly subscription fee. The suggested retail price of an Age of Conan subscription card is $29.99 (€19.28) for two months. Another available option is a recurring monthly subscription plan paid online by credit card, usually costing $14.99 (€9.63) a month. Discounts can be obtained when subscribing online by purchasing multiple months of play time simultaneously; however, the first month is free.

Game Release Date and Sales Performance
The game was fully release in North America on May 20, 2008; for Europe May 23, 2008 (PC version). The Xbox 360 version is scheduled to be released a year after the PC release. The game had sold over 500,000 copies worldwide as of June 1, 2008. Six days later one million copies had been shipped in total

Game Platform(s)
PC & Xbox 360

Game Target Demo
Young male through adult

Marketing Initiatives

During the past several years, Funcom has twice previewed Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, more commonly known as E3, and the product has received various critic awards for these demonstrations. The following information is a partial listing of those awards.

E3 2007:
1. IGN.com Best of E3 Winner
2. GameTrailers Best RPG Nominee
3. WarCry MMO of the Show Nominee
4. GC 2007: Best online game